Online Payday Lending v. Online Gambling; How Can State's Enforce their Online Borders? (February 27, 2013)

This Sunday's NYT featured a story that was framed as big, commercial banks being handmaidens of online payday lenders. Bank... (Category: )

The VAP Debate (February 26, 2013)

I was catching up on blog reading yesterday and noticed a post by Eric Muller at The Faculty Lounge entitled... (Category: Law Schools/Lawyering)

Oscar Night! (February 24, 2013)

It is Oscar Night, and I am a little sad and sheepish that we don't have television in our Utah... (Category: Film)

The High Cost of Entrepreneurship (January 31, 2013)

I've been chatting with my co-blogger Gordon, who is now next door thanks to this great visiting gig at BYU,... (Category: Entrepreneurship)

Mary Jo White to be Nominated as Head of the SEC (January 24, 2013)

Thanks to Miriam Baer's FB post, I saw this Washington Post article saying that Mary Jo White would be nominated... (Category: Securities)

Family Film Blogging: Parental Guidance (January 15, 2013)

Hello! I have been away from blogging for about 2 months, since I had rotator cuff surgery in November and... (Category: Film)

Family Christian Bookstores -- Private Equity, Mission Drift and the Religious Corporation (November 16, 2012)

A couple of years ago, I was fascinated to learn the behind-the-scenes story of Veggie Tales, as recounted in Me,... (Category: Social Entrepreneurship, Social Responsibility)

Family Film Blogging: Wreck-It Ralph (November 06, 2012)

So, today I was teaching Torts, and the topic is "Duty." Because I had seen Wreck-It Ralph over the weekend,... (Category: )

Not-So-Family Film Blogging: Argo (October 23, 2012)

So, last Friday I went to a movie that was not animated. (Wow!) I had the great opportunity to go... (Category: Film)

Is David Foster Wallace Our James Dean? (October 19, 2012)

Back when Gordon and I started blogging, we wrote a lot of "observing the world" posts. This post is like... (Category: Books)

Corporate Finance in the Shadow of the Fiscal Cliff (October 18, 2012)

To catch-up: In 2001 and 2003, Congress instituted a number of tax rate reductions that were set to expire at... (Category: Taxation)

Forget Big Bird, What About Arthur? (October 09, 2012)

Since the debate, my Facebook has been filled with status updates about fact-checking, polls and Sesame Street. Whether Mitt Romney... (Category: Television)

Larry Lessig Delivers the David C. Baum Memorial Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (October 04, 2012)

I go to see a lot of presentations, job talks, workshops, roundtables, symposia, colloquia and named lectures. Today, I was... (Category: Constitutional Law)

Family Film Blogging: Hotel Transylvania (October 01, 2012)

Hallowe'en is 30 days away, and some kids' Hallowe'en-ish movies have already come and gone. These movies are tough for... (Category: Film)

Family Film Blogging: Finding Nemo 3D (September 24, 2012)

No one can argue that the folks at Disney aren't brilliant. Starting about a year ago, Disney began re-releasing "classic"... (Category: Film)